/ Bus lane fines

I just got the notice through today. From what I remember I was dropping someone off and there were no parking spaces (you have to cross the bus lane to get to them anyway). So I moved into the bus lane, dropped them off then went straight back into the other lane. About 10s in the bus lane and no buses or taxis to be seen in it. I would have been in the bus lane longer if I had found a space and started parallel parking.

It all seems a bit unfair to say that I was in the bus lane so pay up and that is that given I wasn't an obstruction and was only there for a matter of seconds. Can I appeal on the basis of common sense? If I do so and they reject my appeal then i'll have to pay £60 instead of the reduced £30 for paying within 14 days.

In reply to climberuk: In Plymouth, when you get caught, they email you a link to the video of your offence, its ace as you can re-live the moment you passed all those cars patiently waiting at the lights and got home 5 minutes early!! £30 well spent,

In reply to climberuk: My boss got done for having the audacity to drop someone off at Victoria Station in Manchester. As you can see, it is a bus only lane although the road simply turns into a bus lane. Ironically if you accidentally turn down here and get to the bus lane, you have a choice of trying to pull a u-turn or turn into a one way road the wrong way!

No parking spaces - but loading appears not to be prohibited on the left hand "car" lane on the link you sent. (If you were actually driving the other way, I mean the right - I'm referring to the side of the road where the bus lane isn't, and loading appears not to be prohibited).

Was that left hand lane (the opposite side to the bus lane) 100% full of loading vehicles? If so I would say "bad luck", if not I would perhaps say it was the wrong judgement, cough up and you'll know for next time.